SAMANTHA FRANKCOM
Horsley
Summary
I am an enthusiastic and well organised professional with a strong background in teamwork. As a hardworking individual, I excel at multitasking and possess excellent communication skills. I consistently meet deadlines and bring a high level of multicultural awareness and adaptability to my work. My experience as an endorsed enrolled nurse and now as a registered nurse has been instrumental in my career growth. I have experience in several areas, including surgical, cardiac, and medical nursing. My primary passion lies in surgical nursing, where I have gained extensive knowledge in vascular and urology specialties, having dedicated the majority of my nursing career to this area. Additionally, I have had the opportunity to expand my skill set through acting NUM and acting CNE roles on A4, which has paved the way for leadership development. I am eager to continue my personal and professional growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Wollongong Hospital
05.2024 - Current
- Mentored nursing staff through professional development opportunities, enhancing their skill sets and competencies.
- Maintained professional development by attending relevant courses, in-services and learning opportunities.
- Served as a clinical expert resource for fellow nurses.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to provide holistic care and improve patient satisfaction.
Registered Nurse
Wollongong Hospital
01.2022 - Current
- Precepting and mentoring new staff members
- Engaging in leadership/in-charge roles on the floor
- Working within the CORE values
- Completing a quality and safety program
- Developing a safety and quality project – ‘Red Day, Green Day’
- Critical thinking skills to prioritise nursing interventions based on patients' acuity level and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Acting NUM - 4 Weeks
Wollongong Hospital
06.2024 - 07.2024
- Established a strong rapport with patients and their families, addressing concerns and providing valuable support throughout the treatment process.
- Conducted staff appraisal's and provided constructive feedback
- Complaints and compliments management
- Health roster use
- Conducted safety and quality meetings
- Facilitated safe staffing levels for each shift.
Acting NUM - 2 Weeks
Wollongong Hospital
01.2024 - 01.2024
- Health roster use
- Leading a team, including involvement with the MDT.
- Ensuring adherence and knowledge of WHS procedures
- Feedback and complaints management
- Established a strong rapport with patients and their families, addressing concerns and providing valuable support throughout the treatment process.
- Conflict management
- Conducted regular performance evaluations for nursing staff members, providing constructive feedback and identifying opportunities for improvement.
Acting CNE - 8 Weeks
Wollongong Hospital
10.2023 - 12.2023
- Orientating and supporting new staff/graduate nurses/students
- Completing competencies
- Auditing
- Participating in quality and safety initiatives
- Scheduling in-services
- Evidence based practice and local policy driven
Registered Nurse
Wollongong Hospital
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Medical nursing care
- Basic ECG interpretation, BIPAP and CPAP care
- Experience in the Coronary care unit
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Wollongong Hospital
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Engaging in pre-operative and post-operative nursing care
- Multi-tasking busy schedules in order to complete the tasks at hand and ensuring all the jobs are completed to local hospital policy
- Work within my scope of practice
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
Charles Darwin University
01.2022
Diploma in Nursing - Endorsed Enrolled Nursing
Shellharbour Campus TAFE
01.2017
Higher School Certificate -
St Marys Star of the Sea College Wollongong
01.2015
High School -
Kanahooka High School
01.2011
Skills
- Clear verbal communication
- Written communication
- Critical thinking abilities
- Technology proficient
- Patient Care Coordination
- Health roster use
- Leadership and management
- Team Building
- Organisational skills
- Complex wound care
- Central venous access skills
- Male catheterisation
- Critical thinking
- Quality Improvement
- Patient education and advocacy
- Staff Coaching and Mentoring
- Complex surgical nursing
- Personal protective equipment and manual handling trained
Achievements
- AHPRA registration registered nurse – NMW0002114370
- Hand Hygiene Auditor
- First Aid Certificate
- Working with children check
- Immunisations as per NSW Health requirements
- Completed Applied quality and safety program
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
- Quality improvement project - Red Day/Green Day
- A managers WHS journey - to be completed Dec 24
- Leading a learning culture - to be completed Nov 24
- Leading a collaborative culture - to be completed Nov 24
- Higher School Certificate
- Certificate II in Retail Services
- Certificate III in Retail Supervision
References
Jessica Tully, Nurse Unit Manager – (A4) Wollongong Hospital, 0423 838 389, Jessica.tully@health.nsw.gov.au
Jo-Anne Browne, Deputy Director of Nursing – Wollongong Hospital, 0439 788 262, JoAnne.Browne@health.nsw.gov.au
Twinkle George, Clinical Nurse Educator – (A4) Wollongong Hospital, 0420 711 064 Twinkle.george@health.nsw.gov.au
Timeline
Acting NUM - 4 Weeks
Wollongong Hospital
06.2024 - 07.2024
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Wollongong Hospital
05.2024 - Current
Acting NUM - 2 Weeks
Wollongong Hospital
01.2024 - 01.2024
Acting CNE - 8 Weeks
Wollongong Hospital
10.2023 - 12.2023
Registered Nurse
Wollongong Hospital
01.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Wollongong Hospital
01.2021 - 01.2022
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Wollongong Hospital
01.2017 - 01.2021
Diploma in Nursing - Endorsed Enrolled Nursing
Shellharbour Campus TAFE
Higher School Certificate -
St Marys Star of the Sea College Wollongong
High School -
Kanahooka High School
Bachelor of Nursing -
Charles Darwin University
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